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Table 4 Results for potentially avoidable hospitalizations by race for the top three chronic conditions from race-specific random forests

From: The importance of chronic conditions for potentially avoidable hospitalizations among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White older adults in the US: a cross-sectional observational study

 

Non-Hispanic White (N = 978)

Non-Hispanic Black (N = 142)

Chronic conditions

aOR*

(95% CI)

aOR*

(95% CI)

Asthma

1.16

(0.79, 1.69)

1.08

(0.42, 2.72)

COPD

2.35

(1.64, 3.39)

2.84

(1.24, 6.77)

Heart failure

2.10

(1.46, 3.06)

-

 

Fibromyalgia/chronic pain/fatigue

-

 

2.18

(0.98, 4.90)

  1. *All models adjusted for age, sex, net worth, net worth squared, and education
  2. Abbreviations: OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease